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Olsynium
Olysnium douglasii var. douglasii in Anacortes Community Forest Lands
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Iridoideae
Tribe: Sisyrinchieae
Genus: Olsynium
Raf.
Type species
Olsynium grandiflorum
(Douglas ex Lindley) Rafinesque
Synonyms [1]
  • Phaiophleps Raf.
  • Symphyostemon Miers
  • Psithyrisma Herb.
  • Chamelum Phil.
  • Ona Ravenna

Olsynium is a genus of summer- dormant rhizomatous perennial flowering plants in the iris family Iridaceae, native to sunny hillsides in South America and western North America. [1] [2] [3]

Description

Height is 10–40 centimetres (4–16 in) tall. Leaves are linear, 4–30 centimetres (1.6–11.8 in) long and 1–3 millimetres (0.04–0.12 in) broad.

Flowers are bell-shaped, with six white, pink, or lilac tepals, and bloom from late winter to spring.

Etymology

The genus name is derived from the Greek words ol, meaning "a little", and syn-, meaning "joined", [4] referring to the stamens. [5]

Taxonomy

The taxon Olsynium was formerly considered as part of the genus Sisyrinchium. The following species are recognised in the genus Olsynium: [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Search for "Olsynium", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-09-22
  2. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
  3. ^ Douglas, G.W., Meidinger, D. & Penny, J.L. (2002). Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia , ed. 2: 1-358. Province of British Columbia.
  4. ^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 219–21. ISBN  978-0-88192-897-6.
  5. ^ Cholewa, Anita F. & Henderson, Douglass M., Olsynium, retrieved 2012-09-22, in Flora of North Americaial Committee, ed. (1982), Flora of North America (online), eFloras.org

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Psithyrisma)

Olsynium
Olysnium douglasii var. douglasii in Anacortes Community Forest Lands
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Iridoideae
Tribe: Sisyrinchieae
Genus: Olsynium
Raf.
Type species
Olsynium grandiflorum
(Douglas ex Lindley) Rafinesque
Synonyms [1]
  • Phaiophleps Raf.
  • Symphyostemon Miers
  • Psithyrisma Herb.
  • Chamelum Phil.
  • Ona Ravenna

Olsynium is a genus of summer- dormant rhizomatous perennial flowering plants in the iris family Iridaceae, native to sunny hillsides in South America and western North America. [1] [2] [3]

Description

Height is 10–40 centimetres (4–16 in) tall. Leaves are linear, 4–30 centimetres (1.6–11.8 in) long and 1–3 millimetres (0.04–0.12 in) broad.

Flowers are bell-shaped, with six white, pink, or lilac tepals, and bloom from late winter to spring.

Etymology

The genus name is derived from the Greek words ol, meaning "a little", and syn-, meaning "joined", [4] referring to the stamens. [5]

Taxonomy

The taxon Olsynium was formerly considered as part of the genus Sisyrinchium. The following species are recognised in the genus Olsynium: [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Search for "Olsynium", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-09-22
  2. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
  3. ^ Douglas, G.W., Meidinger, D. & Penny, J.L. (2002). Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia , ed. 2: 1-358. Province of British Columbia.
  4. ^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 219–21. ISBN  978-0-88192-897-6.
  5. ^ Cholewa, Anita F. & Henderson, Douglass M., Olsynium, retrieved 2012-09-22, in Flora of North Americaial Committee, ed. (1982), Flora of North America (online), eFloras.org

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